The Force at work / La Force en action

Friday, July 31, 2015

ALREADY!
What great movies I have seen so far! The last one I saw was Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen . This is a Japanese comedy about seven ex-yakuza gangsters going back into business after retirement! It is hilarious!

For example one of the "killers" was known for the way he killed the enemy from the toilet. We see him hiding in a Port-o-let and then striking as his target sits for a crap. It is subtle and mad with the most unusual twists, a signature of many movies presented at FANTASIA.
There are still great films to be seen. The Golden Cane Warrior an Shinjuku Swan, a Manga movie, The Editor, a creepy "giallo" style thriller are playing today.

Tomorrow, August 1rst, the day starts with Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal a luscious epic of Good fighting Evil from China. Later ASIEL NORTON will present his latest movie starring DAVID ARQUETTE Orion, a film that evokes a Mad Max type of end-of-the-world scenario.

There are soooo many great choices and extra screenings to some of the most popular films of the festival. Finally on Monday August 3rd there is a screening of Marshland, a neo-noir thriller that won many awards in Europe recently!

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

After the screening of the movie COP CAR I was so stunned by the simplicity and totally unprecedented situations emerging in the story line that I was afraid of giving a critique that would spoil the surprise for the viewer. I even told my dilemma to the writer and director of the movie JON WATTS who responded by clicking his tongue and saying: "Its simple, two little boys find a cop car! Its a blend between Night of the Hunter with ROBERT MITCHUM and the COEN brother's Fargo." But that doesn't quite do it either. I kept listening. Jon Watts was asked about his inspiration for the script. "When I was a kid I had this recurring dream that I was driving this car. Sometimes my friend was in it sometimes I was alone, driving." His face was illuminated by an amused smile as he shared this with us. And I realized that there was an element of the film that reminded me of dreaming, not the absurdity of dreams, but the way dreams can tell us a complete story with only limited visual features.

Then KEVIN BACON was asked how he prepared for the role and this made me understand what I was trying to say. The journalist asked: "How did you prepare for a role where for the first 18 minutes you have no dialogue and are alone on the screen?" What a brilliant question!

"I got to think of this man who held a solid position in his community, a man who was electable as Sheriff so he must have had social skills, who somehow managed to make some seriously bad decisions. When he finds out his car is missing he is terrified of being found out. His desperation grows the more elusive the boys and the cop car become." His comments about his character made me view his performance in a whole new light.

I hope you will be as surprised by the unexpected plot twists as I was!

In recent decades, a large public has manifested interest in scientific and analytical procedures as part of television shows that have been very successful like CSI and Star Trek The Next Generation. We can also see that there is a large market for books and documentaries presented by well known scientists that inform us about what is happening in their fields of research. Time travel has been a recurring theme in the Star Trek franchise, in the Doctor Who series, and in magical themed series like Once upon a time. So after seeing the movie once, I honed in on the scientific structure JACOB GENTRY used to tell this unusual love story.

LG- When you began imagining the story you decided to engage the assistance of a physicist?

JG- His name is SEAN CARROLLand I was connected to him through this amazing organization called The Science and Entertainment Exchange. This organization works to help provide accurate scientific information for movies or television. It is a free service that anyone can call. So if you are making a movie that involves science and you want to have responsible science in your movie, you just call them up and they will pair you with a reputable scientist. In this case I was paired with Sean Carroll who is one of the foremost cosmologists in the field. I read some of his books before I met with him and I tried to learn a lot about the stuff he knows and it was very difficult to keep up. But he was very reassuring and very helpful.

LG- The idea of TIME is the question of the day for many physicists at every level whether it be the quantum level or the cosmological level. In the movie you make a reference to a graviton resonance, the graviton is not a proven molecule but how does it fit in with the theory of time travel you are exploring in the movie?

JG- Ultimately, because it is all theoretical at this point, I used as much theoretical information as possible to create a believable, a somewhat believable wormhole. Ultimately a wormhole like that, just to open it in the first place would take astronomical amounts of energy. At this point, we have no idea how to attain such energy. So at this point we had to assume that Jim Beale, the inventor of the time machine, had come up with something to fuel the wormhole. The concept that he found a solution is the reason the story is set in a possible future time frame instead of in the present time frame version of our world. Perhaps in his parallel timeline, in an alternate universe, they would have been able to conceive this fuel that we refer to in the movie as MRD, which is a radioisotope, a combination of special elements that powers it. In the movie MRD costs millions of dollars. The inventor is suspicious that there could be corporate espionage going on. Within the construct of the story I ask how can we connect the things that would open a wormhole and then would they be strong enough to keep it stable and make it traversable. Science today cannot even conceive how we would create an actual wormhole, much less the other things like keeping it stable, being able to open it to a specific time and place. That is why it is fun to explore these things in a science-fiction movie and why the responsible science aspect is important to make the audience feel this is a possibility at some point in the human future. Its more exciting that way.

LG- And then, near the end of the story, I thought you pulled an amazing rabbit out of the hat, and I don't even know if you are aware of it. Up until that point the inventor is traveling through time using his wormhole technology but then the female character Abby, played by BRIANNE DAVIS, introduces us to the Theory of Extra Dimensions. From what I have read on this theory, you may not even need a wormhole to travel through time at a certain point because you can do it through extra dimensions. This is a fascinating leap you did in the story and I want your take on it. Were you aware that you were introducing this quest for the Theory of Extra Dimensions into the plot's dénouement?

JG- Of course I was aware! I found it an interesting notion.

LG- It is also fascinating to me that it is your female character that makes us aware of this scientific quest with her own research.

JG- She is the one who actually brings everything together. I wanted to turn the concept of a femme fatale on its head. Which means that in the beginning she represents the way women in the last mid-century were shown in movies and then ultimately becomes someone who can see through all of the emotional turmoil the male character is experiencing. He is the one who cannot let his emotion get out of the way long enough to make clear headed scientific decisions and she is the one who has been researching him for her science-fiction novel, which is a book evolving within the movie. In it, she is able to hypothesize on time travel better than he could and we question "where did she get this information"? I thought this was the most fun part of the movie, trying to figure out where the theories come from? Are they correct? How does that apply to the emotional story?

LG- Here is my last question: the title of your movie, SYNCHRONICITY, seems to fit better with the final dénouement of the story than it does with the concern of time travel that fills the first segments. Synchronicity implies events that are related by meaning but not causality and when Abby puts her cards on the table near the end, we are thrown into a whole new perspective of the film that supports what that word means.

JG- I felt the same way. When I happened on the word synchronicity as the title for this movie I had already written the story. When I read the definition, I was amazed that there was this word that resumed the themes I wanted to explore in the movie of two things being related but not by causality. I was questioning whether there is a spiritual dimension in this? How can we define these abstract concepts? With pragmatic scientific concerns or spiritual philosophical concerns? And where do human emotions like love, longing and jealousy fit into the equation?

Monday, July 27, 2015

The events I attended during COMEDYPRO @ JFL: far left: Gilbert Gottfried's wake: centre left: I seem Fun: The diary of Jen Kirkman Podcast; centre right: Andy Kindler's state of the industry address 2015: right: a view from where I was sitting during the Just for Laughs Awards Show hosted by Jeff Ross.

When I received news that I got my press accreditations to the Just For Laughs Festival I really wanted to investigate the COMEDY PRO event that accompanies the festival. I was blown away! I saw four events: THE WAKE where a series of well-known comedians gathered to speak at GILBERTGOTTFRIED's funeral. SEAN CULLEN was the minister who did the ceremony. He was so hysterically funny in his perfect suit, wearing serious eyeglasses, saying the most outrageous things! The event concluded with the resurrection of Gilbert Gottfried. Now I understood why this event is called COMEDYPRO, it doesn't get any better than this! For example I was sitting a few seats away from Mrs Gottfried. The presentation was polished in all aspects, from the decor of a funeral home, to the timing, to the comics. Everything was impeccable!

I wanted MORE! So the next day I went to JEN KIRKMAN's live podcast. I discovered many comedians now produce live podcasts. She told us she had been ill prior to her arrival in Montreal so she got to experience our Montreal hospital system! Yes! She waited for HOURS! What I like about her humor is that it addresses the life situation of many adult women who never had children, are divorced or never married. She has this hypothesis that when a single older woman dies alone in her kitchen, a cat suddenly appears to eat her face!

ANDY KINDLER's show was very late at night so I didn't even bother to ask for tickets. When I saw he was doing an industry address @ COMEDYPRO I wanted to see this! He did not disappoint as he compared his success to the success of others like JERRY SEINFELD for example. No one was spared from his incisive analysis as he was also taking notes on how to improve his performances.

Lastly, I attended the JUST FOR LAUGHS AWARDS SHOW where many of my favorite comedy stars were honored and many others were sitting beside me! I saw MIKE MYERS receive his Lifetime Achievement Award! I was in another dimension of FUN and LAUGHTER and impossible things coming true! I was also delighted to be there to see PATTON OSWALT receive his Stand-Up Comedian of the year Award! and so much more! I got to see EDDIE PEPITONELIVE!

So imagine this, I began the evening sitting next to MOS DEF and then DAVE CHAPPELLE walked in and scouted him over! WOW!

A THOUSAND TIMES GOOD NIGHTstarring JULIETTE BINOCHE et NIKOLAJ COSTER-WALDAU, a couple trying to come to terms with the tragic effects of the photojournalist career of the wife, Rebecca. Marcus, her husband, joins her at the hospital after the explosion of a young female terrorist that had been wrapped in explosives under her camera left her seriously injured.

Rebecca loves her family but she is thorn by what she has seen in regions of conflict around the world. She firmly believes that her documentation of atrocities will help change the world. Marcus doesn't know what else he can do so his wife, the mother of his children, will put them first in her heart.

The film is a slow psychological study. We enter inside Rebecca's heart and we watch it break over and over. The film ends in a loop where she understands the futility of her decisions.

The film will be available on DVD, Pay per View and iTunes this August 4 2015.

I ended my extraordinary exploration of the JUST FOR LAUGHS FESTIVAL by seeing two great shows from two performers I have always loved: The ALAN CUMMING GALA and MARGARET CHO!The first time I became aware of the allure of ALAN CUMMING as a performer was when he played the part of Saturninus in the 1999 movie Titus with ANTHONY HOPKINS and JESSICA LANGE.

Left: Alan Cumming in Cabaret; Centre and Rightas Saturninus.

He is what you call a scene stealer. He catches us with his intense eyes and then can take you pretty much anywhere he wants! I could not resist seeing what he would do in a JFL Gala! He popped onto the scene with spry energy and a huge smile so he could include the audience in his Saturday tweet!The gala itself was a bit uneven. Rob Schneider who had been announced as co-star of the gala never showed up! Luckily many other artists did: Joel Creasey, Orny Adams, Shaun Majumder, Sean Cullen, Dana Gould, Jen Kirkman, and Todd Glass. It was just over too soon!I saw MARGARET CHO on the 24th. She is an artist I have loved a long time also! I love the way she connects topics and stories to take us to the most unbelievably funny visuals in our minds! There was a sadness she had to share for the loss of two comedy giants: ROBIN WILLIAMS and JOAN RIVERS! Seeing her performance that night made me see how hard it is to be a comic. But she was GREAT! And so was her opening act: KATE WILLET.I LOVE JFL!-LENA GHIO

In the new movie Synchronicity CHAD McKNIGHT plays Jim Beale a physicist who is testing a Time Machine when his world unravels. He falls for a mysterious and seductive woman, Abby, played by BRIANNE DAVIS, who awakens doubt and jealousy in him as he struggles with the paradoxes of time travel. The story has a well maintained tension all the way to the last twenty minutes when the story shifts into a totally different scientific hypothesis on time travel. I was interested in discussing the science behind this thriller that has one surprising plot twist after another with writer director JACOB GENTRY. I am completing the interview that will be published later this week. Until then you can catch the movie this July 30th @ Fantasia.

This week I have seen COP CAR produced by and starring KEVIN BACON as the mean Sheriff Kretzner. I can honestly say I have NEVER seen a movie like this, but it works. Most of the story is seen from the perspective of two little boys: JAMES FREEDSON-JACKSON as Travis and HAYS WELLFORD as Harrison: who happen upon what appears to them like an abandoned police car. We find out soon enough that it belongs to Sheriff Kretzner who is a corrupt murderer. We get caught up in the fate of the two little boys who are constantly threatened from all sides. If the story seems improbable to you then you must not have little boys in your family at this time because they can get into all kinds of complications because of their curiosity. The unfoldment of the plot is so unusual I don't want to spoil it for you. All I can say is that it is suspenseful to the end.

Of course there are many movies to choose from at the ongoing FANTASIA FESTIVAL Check it out! It is the most amusing film festival of this city where anything can happen and where there are always fun movie buffs to discuss recently viewed films with. I just love it!

Thursday, July 23, 2015

Sir PATRICK STEWART is one of my favorite human beings on Earth! I have always loved his serious acting. I AM a Trekky so I loved Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek The Next Generation. In recent years however Sir Patrick Stewart has spoken publicly and very well against violence towards all human beings! I was elated Wednesday morning when I received the news I got tickets to see his gala! He was amazing! Wicked and perverse like only senior citizens can be! He came on stage in a mock silver knight costume that made him look absurd but he held the dialogue with sharp repartee and outrageous stories to shatter his too dignified public persona, like chasing the other knighted celebrities, say Sir PAUL McCARTNEY, with a sword so they would act out their prestigious title and do what knights do. The line-up was EXCELLENT: Kyle Kinane, Jim Breuer, Russell Howard, Sebastian Maniscalco, Pete Zedlacher, David Acer and Gina Yashere that I discovered recently at the Ethnic Show.

This is the Gala week-end and there are still some tickets available to other shows. Check it out!

THE ROYAL TAILOR opening this afternoon at FANTASIA seduced me with the story of two competing craftsmen who become involved in royal intrigue. It is a South Korean production directed by LEE WON-SUK and written by LEE BYOUNG-HAK. I am bedazzled by the beautiful clothing, the hands working embroidery, and the plot that keeps me in suspense. What a delight it is to see these great movies on the big screen and plunge into these worlds!FABULOUS!!!!! The stars of the film: HAN SEOK-KYU, KO SOO, PARK SHIN-HYE, YOO YEON-SEOK and MA DONG-SEOK.

Sometimes in life, you have to be ready for the unexpected! I was getting ready to head for the swimming pool when I decided to check my emails. I found out I had two tickets to see MOSHE KASHER at PDA in less than one hour upon reading my email!BOOM!
I put on my jeans and ran! Moshe Kasher is a very young comic who makes us laugh at his self-perceptions like his hairy arms, maybe the fact he doesn't quite look like the most macho man in the crowd, and he shares some of his social insights into current trends. I enjoyed this artist very much and I think we will hear a lot more from him in years to come. He has a few shows left in Montreal until July 25th.

As I was leaving, a man asked the crowd in general if anyone wanted to see DAVE CHAPPELLE the Montreal SHOWSwith him because he had an extra ticket! I had been secretly longing to see the show but many presentations were already sold out! No one answered so I grabbed my cubic centimeter of chance and yelled "I'M IN!" As it turns out, the man was J.W., VIP Events Manager for WEIRD AL YANKOVIK who was giving an excellent free outside performance yesterday in the rain! During J.W.'s lunch break that day, he met with ASHY LARRY, the opening act for Dave Chappelle the Montreal Show and he offered J.W. two tickets! What a night! So I enjoyed these two excellent comics in a way that was totally serendipitous. Because of this coincidence, I also found out there are still a few tickets available for Dave Chappelle and it is so worth it!!!!!Have Fun People!

Monday, July 20, 2015

TEANA: 10000 Years Later in 3D took seven years to complete. It is a digital animation feature written and directed by YI LI. The quality of the images and the flow of action is AWESOME! What has been captured in this film is an often forgotten truth about the universe: that it ALWAYS opens to new adventures and new landscapes. Like all good larger than life science-fiction thrillers, it is an epic battle between good and evil. The film makers are ingenious and use multiple tactics to convey the 3D effects successfully. There is always a drop of liquid, a waving flag, a darting attacker to remind us of the depth of the images unfolding before us. There is also a very smart use of art history. For example there are several scenes where the characters are placed inside the landscape using the proportions of traditional Chinese art that divided the perspective of the drawing into Heaven - Earth - Man. See example on the right.

Endless mutated life forms battle to save the world and it is simply gorgeous!

Friday, July 17, 2015

This past Thursday, a clear cool night in Montreal, I lined up on Sainte-Catherine Street East @ The Sainte-Catherine Theatre to experience the madness of 3 great comics!

First, it was ORNY ADAMS who burst on the scene with his outrage at the madness of life on earth! We laughed from beginning to end at his wit and discouragement facing aging for example, having a family, even the daring of young people to have hope for a great future! It's not going to happen, his expressive eyes reminded us! Then there is the loss of testosterone, the DMV issues, and WOMEN!!!!
The show is on every night until the 25th.

RACHEL FEINSTEIN was preceded by GUIDO COCOMELLO who will participate in the Homegrown Comics Competition. She has such an uncanny way of mimicking the characters in her stories that just seeing the way she opens and closes her eyes or twists her lips or shakes her hands, made me crack up! She retells the woes of growing up with her judgmental nanny who knew everything about whores like they ALL wear purple, and carry luggage, and have jobs where they do all kinds of... She will do a show tonight, the 17th, the 18th and the 25th.

Then I saw KURT BRAUNOHLER, who will perform until the 21rst. He is the deceptive White Man who will tell you the truth as he tries to gain our trust for a mysterious end-game only the very bravest dared to experience. He sweats a lot, a lot. The crux of his humor is where good intentions meet the sledge-hammer of reality, when your best laid plans fall into an abysmal cluster-fuck!
We never did find out what happened to the twenty brave souls who followed him backstage with blindfolds!

You will enjoy the venue, you can have a snack and a cocktail and the comics are real close to the public!WHAT FUN!

Thursday, July 16, 2015

If you go to Italy to visit the Sistine Chapel, you will see the same paintings as the image above that also compose the exhibition in Montreal. Yes its beauty will stun you but you will never get an appreciation of the work of Michelangelo that you will get visiting the exhibition Sistine Chapel at Palais des Congrès this summer. It is constructed to make us see the work through the genius's eyes as he labored in high scaffolding to bring this immense fresco to life. You will never be so close to the mind and work of this Renaissance Master. And that is the special cachet of the show.

The paintings are presented in extraordinary high definition laser photography that picks up every line drawn by the master, every emotional expression and color of the characters being depicted, in real size.
The impact is so breathtaking you can hear the visitors sighing through the exhibition. Even if you have already been to the chapel, this is worth visiting because I am sure you will see more details about the work.

This show is the brain child of MARTIN BIALLAS , and I think it is a brilliant idea. There are a few prints available for purchase and they are superb. There are also other souvenir items you can get.
It's just beautiful!

IAN McKELLEN charms us once again with his interpretation of an aging Sherlock Holmes who plays down his myth to his new friend Roger played by MILO PARKER.

The performance of M. McKellen is deeply touching and the chemistry with newcomer Milo Parker reminds me of when I was a child in adoration before her grand-father. As the unlikely duo care for Mr. Holmes bees, they review Sherlock Holmes last case before he retired. LAURA LINNEY plays Roger's mother, Mrs. Munro, who is anxious about her son forming such a close bond with such an elderly man. In subdued intensity she conveys the characters worries about her child with every gesture.

This movie is more than the great performances, it is also a visual feast! The locations and set by MARTIN CHILDS, production designer and TOBIAS SCHLIESSER, director of photography, add magic to the tale of our favorite aging detective. Whether on Baker Street in London or in Mr. Holmes country home, the eye is delighted by a precise and elegant attention to detail: the beauty of a plant on a windowsill overlooking the ocean, a gold rim china cup being filled with steaming tea, the gardens! And, of course, the impeccable costumes by KEITH MADDEN complete the excellence of the cinematographic experience.

This movie shows us how Mr. Holmes would've reacted to the disasters of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima as he goes to Japan in his quest for a cure to old age.

Ultimately, the movie makes us love Mr. Holmes all over again as even with failing memory, his ingenious spirit and intelligence shines through.

You must see this movie in the theatre to absorb its wonderfulness! Opens this week-end.

This July 14 2015, I went to the vernissage of the medium mixed artist ALBERT ELKAIM aka Bébert le Rouge. I had never heard of him before and his show was opening at an exotic location I also had never heard about: JATOBA in downtown Montreal.

The works are very modern. By using the images of icons of the popular culture of the last century: AlbertEinstein, President Kennedy, Jimi Hendrix: to name a few, we revisit some marking moments in recent history. Words and images come together with collage and paint to transmit a powerful visual message. The first painting you see when stepping into Jatoba, where the works will be on view until the 21rst of July, is about memories and resumes pretty well the rest of the works you will see and explains the perspective of his art. Albert Elkaim worked as a DJ across Europe and in Montreal in his youth so he is very astute about rhythm and you sense this when looking at the pieces whether they are figurative or abstract.

I encourage you to visit his website ALBERT ELKAIM for more information.

Jatoba is an elegant restaurant with an accent on harmony with nature with its stone and wood decor enhanced with plants and art. The food is succulent and very low in fat, which I appreciated. The spices are in perfect balance. In these images you have samples of the finger food that we enjoyed at the vernissage: salmon tartare and eggplant dumplings. You will love your visit there. Great Staff + Great Food = SUCCESS!

Saturday, July 11, 2015

I was not surprised by the crisp talents I enjoyed last night with the comedians of The Ethnic Show @ Just for Laughs. What is hilarious about the make-up of the show is that each comedian describes with punctuated anecdotes stories we all recognize about our own life as a person of a different ethnicity, a person that belongs to a family from a foreign culture in a multiethnic city, and the just the quirks of family relationships that are universal.

The Ethnic Show runs until July 19th @ Club Soda and some of the comedians have solo shows coming up:

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

KEVIN BACON will be here at Fantasia Festival for the Canadian Premiere of his movie COP CAR, a story of a small town sheriff looking for the two kids who stole his car. An edge of your seat suspense thriller. The screening with Kevin Bacon, live to answer your questions, is on July 28th.

JON MIKL THOR will be here on July 19th to present his documentary movie I AM THOR. In his heyday he was a rising heavy metal musician who was on a meteoric rise to stardom when his world came crashing down around him. A moving documentary about being who you are in spite of the odds. You can follow Thor on his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/IAmThorMovie. There will be a THOR HAMMER for EVERYONE at the screening.

Yesterday morning was the press conference introducing the 2015 line-up for the FANTASIA FESTIVAL. I am so excited! There are, again, so many great choices it hurts my brain! I will share some of my highlights.

The opening movie MISS HOKUSAI, an animated feature that tells the imaginary tale of the daughter of famous Japanese artist KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI is sublime as it tells the story of the artists work and showcases his famous paintings inside the imagery of the film. It creates wonder!

I am excited about THE GOLDEN CANE WARRIORa martial art film from Indonesia that packs a punch and a great mythic story that takes us to the heart of ancient martial art secrets.

The movie JERUZALEMby the PAZ BROTHERS, who will be in Montreal for the Festival, is asking: "What if all those religious stories are real?". Two young women will experience an out of this world vacation!

One movie that really sparked my curiosity is THE SHAMER'S DAUGHTERa medieval crime story with seers witches and dragons executed with realism.

Finally, I had a surprise encounter with our very own woman of cinema PATRICIA CHICA. She is presenting a film again this year, on July 25th, A Tricky Treat, that will precedeDeadman Inferno. You will never see Halloween the same again!

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Français plus basThe esteemed Director and Chief Curator of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, NATHALIE BONDIL, has received new honors for the fine work she is doing at our museum. With audacity and flair she has revived the institution and brought at once dazzling innovations and a new look on the classics. She has just received an appointment as a Member of the Order of Canada for her contributions to the promotion of the arts and culture as a museologist and administrator. On May 29, she also received an honorary doctorate from the Université de Montréal in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the development of the MMFA, the promotion of culture, popular education and the consolidation of links between museums and the Université de Montréal. FRANÇAISL'estimée directrice et conservatrice en chef du Musée des Beaux Arts de Montréal, NATHALIE BONDIL, est honorée de nouveau pour son excellent travail à notre musée. Avec audace et flair elle a ravivé l'institution et y a amené à la fois des innovations brillantes et un regard nouveau sur les classiques. Elle vient de recevoir une nomination au sein de L’Ordre du Canada, à titre de membre. Cet honneur souligne sa contribution au rayonnement de la culture et des arts en tant que muséologue et administratrice. Le 29 mai dernier, elle recevait de plus un doctorat honorifique de l'Université de Montréal en reconnaissance de son apport exceptionnel au développement du MBAM, à la promotion de la culture et de l'éducation populaire et à la consolidation des relations entre le milieu muséal et l'Université de Montréal. BRAVO!!!-LENA GHIO

The mean queen of Glee, Jane Lynch,brings her dry wit to host and potentially berate an international
lineup of the best comedians in the world, including special guest,
Scottish superstar Danny Bhoy,and Tom
Papa, Wil Anderson, Ronny Chieng, Ian Edwards and Dan Naturman.

Think you know Sir Patrick Stewart? Think again. Sir Patrick Stewart is showing
that the comedy world is no match for this acting icon. Miss him and
his lineup of amazing comedians like Kyle Kinane, Jim Breuer, Russell Howard, Gina Yashere and special
guest Sebastian
Maniscalco and you will miss out. That’s some blunt talk for
you…

Wanda Sykes, one of the reigning queens of comedy, has a lineup
of phenomenal comics like Keith Robinson, Nate Bargatze, Alonzo Bodden, Harland Williams
and Tom Ballard.
The Wanda Sykes Gala promises to bring the best comedy has to offer.
No bells and whistles, just genuine laughter.

Canada’s own comedy legend Norm Macdonald is coming home to host a Gala with a lineup
of top notch stand-ups, like Rhys Darby, Natasha Leggero, Brent Morin, Omid Djalili, J.B. Smoove,
Sam Simmons and more! Join him Sunday night for a Weekend Update
that won’t disappoint!

The reigning king of ticket sales, Dave Chappelle,
is adding a 9th show to his Just For Laughs run
After quickly selling out multiple shows, Dave Chappelle’s run at this year’s Just For Laughs Festival
has been extended to an incredible NINE SHOWS! The latest Dave Chappelle
show will take place on July 24th at 7 pm at Théâtre Maisonneuve. See the comedic
genius perform at Place des Arts and experience the legend of Dave Chappelle,
live.

Friday, July 3, 2015

This year I will be looking into COMEDYPRO a yearly Just for laugh event that allows would-be comedians a chance to face off in front of the best headliners in the industry. AND you can be part of this unique and FUN experience!

This year's PROs include: JASON REITMAN , MIKE MYERS,ANDY KINDLER and many more. This three day event includes: the three-day conference, Podcasts, Industry lunches and cocktails, Just For Laughs Awards ShowANDAll-star Midnight party!
Laughter is one of my favorite human activities and I love an intelligent comedian! This is a great once a year opportunity to see how it is done.
Check it out!

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